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Spanish: autoprocess

English translation: self-sustaining process



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Spanish term or phrase:autoproceso
English translation:self-sustaining process
Entered by:spanruss
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Science - Nuclear Eng/Sci
Spanish term or phrase: autoprocess
I know what this means, but why can't I think of the English word...that is, unless one doesn't exist.

...la palabra "combustión" comprenderá cualquier autoproceso de fisión o fusión nuclear.

spanruss
United States
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spanruss: 10:03pm Jul 25, 2006: Oops...the Spanish word should be "autoproceso", as in the context I gave.

self-sustaining process
Explanation:
Creo que esta puede ser una opción.

Fission is useful as a power source because some materials, called nuclear fuels [...] Nuclear fuels can be part of a self-sustaining chain reaction that...
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Ricardo Torres
Spain
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Muy agradecido, Torresk.
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4 +1self-sustaining process
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autoproceso self-sustaining process

Explanation:
Creo que esta puede ser una opción.

Fission is useful as a power source because some materials, called nuclear fuels [...] Nuclear fuels can be part of a self-sustaining chain reaction that...


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission
Ricardo Torres
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Muy agradecido, Torresk.

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agree neilmac: nice :)
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